PHPC-2388: Simplify steps for VC15 installation (#1567)

Author: jmikola

.github/actions/windows/prepare-build/action.yml

@@ -17,37 +17,17 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    # Reinstall VC15 (Visual Studio 2017) for PHP 7.4 using the suggested script
-    # from https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9701
-    - name: Remove VC15 component for PHP 7.4
-      if: ${{ inputs.version == '7.4' }}
-      shell: pwsh
-      run: |
-              Set-Location "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\"
-              $InstallPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise"
-              $componentsToRemove= @(
-                "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.v141.x86.x64"
-              )
-              [string]$workloadArgs = $componentsToRemove | ForEach-Object {" --remove " +  $_}
-              $Arguments = ('/c', "vs_installer.exe", 'modify', '--installPath', "`"$InstallPath`"",$workloadArgs, '--quiet', '--norestart', '--nocache')
-              # should be run twice
-              $process = Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
-              $process = Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
-
+    # Reinstall VC15 (Visual Studio 2017) for PHP 7.4 using a derivation of the
+    # script suggested in https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9701
     - name: Install VC15 component for PHP 7.4
       if: ${{ inputs.version == '7.4' }}
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
               Set-Location "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\"
-              $InstallPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise"
-              $componentsToRemove= @(
-                "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.v141.x86.x64"
-              )
-              [string]$workloadArgs = $componentsToRemove | ForEach-Object {" --add " +  $_}
-              $Arguments = ('/c', "vs_installer.exe", 'modify', '--installPath', "`"$InstallPath`"",$workloadArgs, '--quiet', '--norestart', '--nocache')
-              # should be run twice
-              $process = Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
-              $process = Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
+              $installPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise"
+              $component = "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.v141.x86.x64"
+              $args = ('/c', "vs_installer.exe", 'modify', '--installPath', "`"$installPath`"", '--add', $component, '--quiet', '--norestart', '--nocache')
+              $process = Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -ArgumentList $args -Wait -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
 
     - name: Setup PHP SDK
       id: setup-php